Crew List "Waikato" Plymouth - NZ 1877 *COMPLETED*

[Canterburynorth]

Again on NZ BMD there are the three children for George and Euphemia

1902  Leicester George

1904  Raymond

1905  Phyllis Dorothy  who married in 1929 to Horace John Mills.

do you know if Phyllis and Horace had any children? Maybe they had some family history passed down to them.

[fifer1947]

Wow thank you Leandra - that is fabulous to have witnesses and confirmation of parentage! 

AND you've given me another option.  I had searched for Jane under Jane, Jean, Jessie, even Janet, but not Jennie!

Sadly I don't know of anyone from Euphemia's line so any clues are very very welcome.

LOL this is a bit like a NZ Scavenger Hunt!!

[Janette]

Richard Vickers Gollan's wife,Mary Elizabeth is buried in the same plot

http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=107607

There is also this chap in the same plot

http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=123520

his death
1977/42085  Raymond Garth Gollan (born 3 November 1922 )

[fifer1947]

Thanks for that Janette!

Now that's interesting I imagine that would probably mean Raymond never married?

[fifer1947]

Now trying to find when Alexander travelled to NZ - his last child born in the UK was John bn 2 March 1875 in Port Glasgow.

So I imagine Alexander travelled over sometime after late 1874 through to early 1877?

[Janette]

I wonder if Alexander was mentioned in the ships manifest because he was a member of the ships crew

[Janette]

I noticed that a Donald Gollan aged 16yrs from Invernessshire Departed: 26 Sep 1878
Arrival Port: Canterbury Arrived 14 Dec 1878.
Could he have been a relation?

[fifer1947]

I noticed that a Donald Gollan aged 16yrs from Invernessshire Departed: 26 Sep 1878
Arrival Port: Canterbury Arrived 14 Dec 1878.
Could he have been a relation?

Donald was Alexander's younger brother he married Elizabeth Woolcock 16 October 1880.

[fifer1947]

I wonder if Alexander was mentioned in the ships manifest because he was a member of the ships crew

Somehow I don't think so, more likely he's gone out for work and sent the money to pay for his family's passage.  I'm definitely reading Something Bridge Ch Ch.